WHO:        Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, representatives from the Gary Common Council,                  Gary/Chicago International Airport, the Gary Jet Center and B-Coleman Aviation WHAT:      Mayor Freeman-Wilson will be joined by community leaders and representatives from the aviation community to discuss the future of the Gary Air Show.   […]

GARY, IND.– The City of Gary, the Airport Authority and AFCO/AvPorts will host a land planning charrette at Indiana University Northwest (IUN) Friday June 13 to bring together local and regional public officials, businesses, educators, real estate professionals, community leaders and representatives to craft a vision around development in and around the Gary/Chicago International Airport. […]

Want to learn more about the Public Private Partnership (P3) at the Gary/Chicago International Airport? Then attend one of the community forums listed below:   Monday, April 7th from 5:30-7 p.m. at Tolleston Pavilion, 1709 Ellsworth Place, Councilwoman Mary Brown, 3rd District   Wednesday April 9th from 5:30-7 p.m. at Commons Plaza, 4369 W. 5th […]

GAME CHANGING AGREEMENTS APPROVED FOR  DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF GARY/CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CITY OF GARY, NORTHWEST INDIANA     ·         $100 Million Investment Over 40 Years from World Class Firms ·         $25 Million Investment in First Three Years  ·         City and Airport to Share in Future Profits ·         Performance Incentives to Drive Future Growth ·         […]

Gary/Chicago International Airport Board Appoints BR Lane as Interim Director (Gary, Ind.) – Earlier today, the Gary/Chicago International Airport Board unanimously approved the appointment of BR Lane as Interim Director. Lane most recently served as Chief of Staff to Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson and will assume her new role effective tomorrow. She submitted the following statement […]

  On Friday, the Gary/Chicago International Airport met during a special meeting to address the airport budget for 2014.  During the meeting a discussion arose about the need of the board to appoint an Interim Airport Director.  Board chair Tom Collins did not believe the matter could be addressed in the absence of an agenda outlining that […]

         PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE INITIATES NEGOTIATIONS WITH TWO HIGHLY-QUALIFIED TEAMS TO INVEST  IN AIRPORT AND SURROUNDING AREA  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GARY, IN, September 6, 2013 – An ad hoc committee of the Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority evaluating 10 public-private partnership (P3) proposals to invest in the airport and the surrounding area, today announced it will […]

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MAYOR APPOINTS FOUR TO GARY/CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY; WELCOMES LAKE COUNTY APPOINTEE   Bank Accounting Manager, Public Policy Executive, Business Owner, Attorney and CPA  Bring Strong Expertise and Management Experience to Airport Leadership  GARY, IN, AUGUST 30, 2013 – Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson today announced four appointments to the board of the Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority […]

Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson along with members of the Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority and of the airport authority’s Public-Private Partnership Committee will be having a preproposal meeting at the Gary/Chicago Internal Airport Friday August 9, 2013 at 10:00 am to 10:30 am. There, the mayor will be giving welcoming remarks to representatives of 25 companies in […]